25 May

The Highlands / From The Emerald Isle

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Vocalion CDLK4100 From The Highlands / From The Emerald Isle

These two LPs feature some beautiful arrangements of traditional airs. "From the Emerald Isle" was Robert Farnon’s first LP in stereo.

"From the Highlands": Blue Bells of Scotland/Wi’ a Hundred Pipers/Charlie is My Darling/My Ain Folk; The Campbells are Coming/A Highland Lad My Love Was Born/Annie Laurie; Bonnie Dundee/Barbara Allen; Blue Bonnets Over the Border/Skye Boat Song; Comin’ Thru the Rye/My Love is Like a Red Red Rose; Highland Laddie/Loch Lomond/Green Grow the Rushes; Robin Adair/Ye Banks and Braes; Keel Row/Whistle and I’ll Come to You/My Love She’s But a Lassie/Blue Bells of Scotland. "From the Emerald Isle": Killarney; St Patrick’s Day/The Gentle Maiden; Kerry Dance/How Are Things in Glocca Morra; The Girl I Left Behind Me/Cockles and Mussels; Londonderry Air; The Minstrel Boy; The Irish Washerwoman; I’ll Take You Home Again, Kathleen/The Rakes of Mallow; An Irish Lullaby/The Wearing of the Green; The Mountains of Mourne/Kathleen Mavourneen; Haste to the Wedding/Believe Me If All Those Endearing Young Charms.

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About Geoff 123
Geoff Leonard was born in Bristol. He spent much of his working career in banking but became an independent record producer in the early nineties, specialising in the works of John Barry and British TV theme compilations.
He also wrote liner notes for many soundtrack albums, including those by John Barry, Roy Budd, Ron Grainer, Maurice Jarre and Johnny Harris. He co-wrote two biographies of John Barry in 1998 and 2008, and is currently working on a biography of singer, actor, producer Adam Faith.
He joined the Internet Movie Data-base (www.imdb.com) as a data-manager in 2001 and looked after biographies, composers and the music-department, amongst other tasks. He retired after nine years loyal service in order to continue writing.